Letter to BS: Rahul should also hold discussions with Manmohan, Montek

Both have practical understanding of the Indian economy

Last week, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi (pictured) discussed the coronavirus pandemic and its economic implications with former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan. Now Nobel laureate Abhijit Ba­nerjee has spoken to Gandhi as part of a series of video conversations with experts on economy and health. When life is becoming monotonous, Gandhi has brought some fresh air and constructive ideas. While Rajan said that Rs 65,000 crore should be spent to support the poor hit hard by the crisis, Banerjee said India should take cues from the US and pump more money into the hands of people to